Salem Art Works (SAW) is excited to partner with Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) to bring Force, an exhibition that brings some of the most progressive contemporary artists working today, to the SVAC galleries and outdoor spaces.

For the indoor gallery exhibition, curator and SAW Director of Administration Pearl Cafritz is selecting “art depicting and interpreting forces both seen and unseen at play in contemporary life.” SAW Executive Director Anthony Cafritz, co-curator (with Zac Ward, Sculpture Park Manager) for the outdoor sculpture exhibition, says the pieces “encompass a wide range of forays and investigations into artistic expression and how physical objects exist in the landscape. The exhibition represents a collection of contemporary expressions of what is possible.”

Artists included in the Force exhibition include SAW staff, board members, exhibitors, and other partners from across its 16 years of programming, residencies, and existence as a sculpture park. Over 50 different artists will be included in Force, which will encompass sculpture, painting, prints, mixed media, glass, ceramics, and more.

(Image is a detail of Relic, Zack Lobdell, 2021, 74 x 56 inches, acrylic/spray paint/enamels on canvas.)

Click here to view the online exhibition catalog.